analogy
noun
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
analogies
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pluralof analogy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To make the idea easier to understand, he uses several analogies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
I’m very wary of these sort of political analogies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But, to keep the farmyard analogies going, Serkis is bullish.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hemani’s answer is that constitutional rights cannot turn on analogies that survive only because the categories have been defined so broadly that the distinctions disappear.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
I turned around and asked Blanca what analogies meant.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
